SAN ANTONIO – Will she or won’t she? Meghan Trainor’s San Antonio stop next week may be in jeopardy. The Fourth of July weekend proved to be a sad one for the pop star, who for the first time in her career was forced to postpone concerts — the first five shows of her latest […]
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SAN ANTONIO – Those who turn their noses up at hip-hop or classical music have never seen Black Violin. Black Violin — so named for virtuoso African American musicians Wil Baptiste (who plays viola and piano) and electric violinist Kevin Sylvester — brought the house down Friday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. […]
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Musical Bridges Around the World, which presents performances by artists from all over the globe, has received a $500,000 donation from a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous. “This gift is a testament to our impact on the community,” said Anya Grokhovski, the organization’s founder and artistic director, in a press release. The money will […]
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HELOTES – There are still things to learn about Huey Lewis and the News. For one, the ’80s hit makers — who made their first-ever appearance at John T. Floore Country Store on a full-moon Sunday for a crowd of about 2,200 — still draw a significant number of newcomers to shows. By a show […]
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SAN ANTONIO – There’s really only one way to describe George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic’s unbridled performance Thursday at the Aztec Theatre: Taking it back to the source. With six backup singer/rappers, seven-piece funk-rock band and a pimped-out, gyrating contortionist, Clinton soul-shouted, danced, bellowed and sang through a set that went to nearly midnight and had […]
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SAN ANTONIO – Popular R&B singer Mel Waiters died Thursday morning. He was 58. Waiters grew up on the East Side at the East Terrace projects. He graduated from Highlands High School in 1974 but started playing music while in junior high in the Gotson Brothers Band. He was a singing drummer back then. He […]
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SAN ANTONIO – Three hours to the east, Bette Midler’s “Divine Intervention” tour rolls into Houston’s Toyota Center for a concert tonight. Anyone who’s seen the Divine Miss M knows that Midler doesn’t pull off those fabulous,highly entertaining multi-costume shows all by herself. Especially noteworthy is one of her backup singers and dancers — Carol […]
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Jackson Browne, who once kicked off a tour in San Antonio, will return here this fall. Touring in support of his new album “Standing in the Beach,” Browne will stop at the Majestic on Oct. 20. The date was part of a fall slate of shows added to his current tour. Tickets go on sale […]
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